It investigates the causes of the border war and follows its progress and escalation in the 1980s. South african defence force the citizen force at war 1966 1989. At thy call a film by christopherlee dos santos sadf border war student. Betrayed 48min documentary film produced in 2007 and. Some videos by john dovey very nice videos about the sadf posted to youtube by john dovey. First episode of the border war took us to the hot savannah of south africa in the 90ties. This article lists the south african military chiefs. During the south african border war, they fought against what was. Its a very special movie about a special time period. Camp attack war on the border sadf in angola 1981 youtube. South africas border war 19661989 by willem steenkamp, ashanti, rsa, 1989, hb, 256pp, 515 photographs. Warning thread sadf fighting in angola might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. Read the sadf in the border war by leopold scholtz available from rakuten kobo.
From 1958 until the first postapartheid general election in 1994, the presentday south african national defence force was known as the south african defence force. Self former officer commanding air command post, sadf as brig. Being part of an apartheid government that brainwashed us, young kids, to protect a border from communism. Three ex sadf soldiers from 32 battalion revisit the namibianangolan border where south africa waged a war from 1966 to 1989. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the sadf in the border war. Uploaded to youtube by biltongbru on dec 18, 2011 movie made by chris dos santos as a post graduate student project. A tribute to the south african defence force sadf and. A young man is constantly at odds with his father, a veteran of the south african border war. A faraway war a clash of ideologies and some of the biggest battles fought on african soil since world. The south african border war, commonly referred to as the angolan bush war in south africa, was a conflict that took place from 1966 to 1989 in southwest africa now namibia and angola between south africa and its allied forces mainly unita on the one side and the angolan armed forces fapla, southwest africa peoples organisation swapo, and their allies mainly cuba on the other. The sadf was politically constrained from deploying large forces to the border war because of.
The south african border war south african military veterans. Now, you can watch the full doccie angola the war anytime you. This list of operations of the south african border war details the military operations conducted by the south african defence force during the south african border war. Find sadf and rhodesian from a vast selection of militaria. Since then, supplies of pat 83 equipment have decreased exponentially due to heavy domestic and foreign demand and a couple mad max movies. With greg kriek, christia visser, grant swanby, maurice carpede. The border war 19661989 group on facebook has about 5,600 members and is described as an allranks meeting place for veterans of the angolan border war.
In october 2015, pattern 83 was fully discontinued by the south african defense force. Due to the covert nature of most south african defence force sadf operations inside angola, the term was favoured as a means of omitting any reference to clashes on foreign soil. A faraway war, a clash of ideologies and some of the biggest battles fought on african soil since world war two. Bushwar movies a site about the south african bushwar border. Afrikaner pilots fought for south korea along with the rhodesians during the korean war. Strings media documentary in afrikaansenglish in a series on the south african border war. Sadf a site about the south african bushwar border war. Outer banks star madelyn cline answers our five burning questions about her favorite film genre, her tv crush, and more. The actors were not told who would play corporal pienaar in the film, and were horrified to learn. Armendariz plays a rogue mexican general who sets up his own government along the us and mexican border. The movie is not overly political correct about the apartheid and sadf. A short overview of the south african bushwar border war. The truth is that both black and white soldiers of the south african defence force served alongside each other with distinction and bravery. Venter and vh film productions for sabc tv on the sadfs war in angola.
Was screened at the cannes film festival and won a few international awards. Specifically, bad afrikaans movies in the form of overwrought oddcouple slapstick, or cheesyraunchy romcoms. South africa faced formidable obstacles in fighting the border war. The battle of cuito cuanavale was fought intermittently between august 14, 1987 and march 23, 1988, south and east of the town of cuito cuanavale, angola, by the peoples armed forces for the liberation of angola fapla, the armed wing of the mpla, cuba, south africa, and insurgents of the national union for the total independence of angola. In the film across the border, four white south african veterans who fought on the border of occupied namibia and angola in the 70s and 80s together with thousands of other young white conscript. For reading on south africas foreign policy on namibia and more. The south african defence forces in the border war 1966.
Operation savannah 1975 operation bruilof 1978 operation seiljag 1978 operation reindeer 1978 operation rekstok 1979 operation safraan 1979 operation sceptic. A site about the south african bushwar of 1966 till 1989. Brothers in arms soldiers of the south african defence force. Trained by an ex sadf corporal, dean clark, who actually served in angola. Calling on all former sadf, swapo, unita, fapla, mk, cuban and. Sa border war nice video about the border war in general. A common misconception about the south african border war is that it was a war between black and white. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The sadf in the border war 19661989 offers the first comprehensive analysis of the south african defense force s role in the border war in namibia and angola since the end of this conflict in 1989. Home entertainment watch the first full trailer for south african border war film the recce. Videos south african military veterans organisation. Watch the first full trailer for south african border war.
List of operations of the south african border war wikipedia. Around 120 czech larp players made great performance in the role of local slum people. The south african defence force pitted against communist angolans, swapo, cubans, and russians. Iii helicopters with crews to the portuguese air force fap, and finally there were reports of several companies of south african defence force sadf infantry who were deployed in southern and central angola primarily to defend iron mines in cassinga. Documentary on the south african border war against swapo terrorists in south west africa were the sadf and koevoet fought infiltrators from angola. In my eyes its an 810 movie for a south african movie company. South africa sadf border war staaldak helmet with full camo netting. Was in angola 1987 as a sapper myself mega memories from this video. For twentythree years, five western nations, members of the soviet bloc and two superpowers were locked into a war never formally declared. The south african border war, commonly referred to as the angolan bush war in south africa, was a conflict that took place from 1966 to 1989 largely in southwest africa now namibia and angola between south africa and its allied forces mainly the national union for the total independence of angola, unita on the one side and the angolan government, southwest africa peoples organisation.
They just respect the men on the ground and their work for the sadf. They fought and bled and died for great britain and america in world war i and ii. After the sadf wrongfully declares young recce henk viljoen dead behind enemy. From 1912 to 1958, the military was known as the union defence force in terms of section 2021 of the constitution of south africa, the military command of the defence force. The socalled bushwar or border war was fought in n. The opposing forces consisted of the angolan mpla, swapo fighting for the liberation on namibia, and cuban, soviet and other east bloc advisors.
Yes, being a soldier in wartime is an unpleasant occupation, so i get the anti war message. For twentythree years, five western nations, members of. The milsim reenacted clash of two companies of sadf army and fapla army in valley of cuito cuanavale. The sadf in the border war read free and full download. Despite the fact that the british killed 26,000 afrikaner women and children in the worlds first concentration camps during the boer war 18991902. By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. In the border wars years, only 37 white soldiers died compared to 200 blacks. Border war entered public discourse in south africa during the late 1970s, and was adopted thereafter by the countrys ruling national party.
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